Photo Albums

Noteworthy Photography

Burning Flags PressThe website of Glen E. Friedman. Renowned for both his work with musicians like Fugazi, Minor Threat, Public Enemy, the Beastie Boys, Slayer (and many, many more) as well as his groundbreaking documentation of the burgeoning skateboard phenomenon in the late `70's, Glen has been privvy to (and has summarily captured on film) some of the coolest stuff ever. He's also an incredibly insightful and nice guy to boot.

SoHo Blues - Photography by Allan TannenbaumAllan Tannenbaum is a local photographer who has been everywhere and shot everything, from members of Blondie hanging out at the Mudd Club through the collapsing towers of the World Trade Center on September 11th. You could spend hours on this site, and I have.

Robert Otter PhotographsAmazing vintage photographs of New York City, specifically my own neighborhood, Greenwich Village.

Big Laughs

The Weblog of Spumco's John K.The weblog of cartoonist John Kricfalusi, crazed mind and frantic pencil behind the original "Ren & Stimpy," as well as "The Goddamn George Liquor Show." Surreal, unapologetic, uncompromising genius.

May 25, 2013

Just Kids in a Doorway

At the risk of belaboring a point, I've never been a Patti Smith fan. I've explained why on multiple occasions here (most recently here). That all said, I've had so many people recommend her memoir, "Just Kids" to me. Even though her music puts me off my food, I am considering picking it up just to see what all the fuss is about.

In any case, when I spotted the above photo of Smith with her "Just Kids" partner-in-crime, the late Robert Mapplethorpe recently on Tumblr, something about it struck me for some reason. After staring at it for a long while, it hit me. I had my long-suffering kids put their shoes and coats on and out we walked down University Place to Washington Mews. My hunch was correct. See below.